Adjustable tube.



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ADJUSTABLE TUBE. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 3, 1911.

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Patented July 1, 1913.

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ADJUSTABLE TUBE. APPLICATION FILED JULY 8,1911.-

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WILLIAM E. c. POWELL, or ALBANY, NEW YORK.

ADJUSTABLE TUBE.

Specification of Letters I'atent.

Patented July 1, 1913.

Application filed July 8, 1911. Serial No. 637,484.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. G. POWELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Albany, in the county of Albany and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Tubes, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention has for its general objects the adaptation of remnanttubes to the various widths of cloth, whereby, to eliminate the presentexpensive practice of providing tubes of various lengths, and tofacilitate the removal of these tubes from rolls of cloth which are tobe sold without the tubes.

Other objects will appear and be better understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the preferred form of my device. 'Fig.2 is a detail longitudinal sectional end view of the same. Fig. 3 is adetail longitudinal section of a modified form. Fig. 4 is a similar viewof a further modification. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of one end ofthe tube showing one form of finger-hold for withdrawing the tube from aroll of cloth. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 but showing a modifiedform of finger-hold. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 of a stillfurther modified form of finger-hold. Fig. 8 is a perspective of a rollmade up of cloth wound upon any of the forms of tubes shown in Figs. 1,3, and 4c and the means for securing the cloth against unwinding. Fig. 9is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a modified form of means to preventunwinding of the cloth. Figs. 10 and 11 are detail perspective endportions showing further modlfications of finger-holds.

The tube a comprises a core I). This core' may be of any. suitablematerial such as pasteboard as illustrated in Figs. 1 and i, in whichfigures it will be seen that. the core I) is in the form ofa hollowcylinder, or as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the core 5 may be a solidcylinder of wood or analogous material.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the core 5 has a longitudinal slot 6 which receives acombined stop and guide 7 preferably of metal and ar ranged in angularrelation to a body 8 which has prongs 9 and 10 embedded in a section 11slidingly fitted on the core 5. The section '11 is preferably, thoughnot necessarily, of pasteboard and fits nicely onto the core so as to befrictionally held in adjusted position. The combined stop and guide, byabutting the ends of the slot 6, limits the longitudinal movements ineither direction, of the section 11 and by bearing on the sides of theslot prevents turning movement of the section 11 on the core 5'. Thesection 12 slides on the end of the core 5 opposite to the end providedwith the section 11 and like the last named section is of a size tonicely receive the core so as'to be frictionally held in adjustedposition thereon. With this construction it will be seen that when thetube forms part of a roll, such as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, it maybe readily withdrawn therefrom in two sections. For instance, thesection 11 and core 5 may be first drawn from the roll and through oneend thereof, after which the section 12 may be withdrawn from theopposite end of the roll. It will be observed that the maximum pressureon the roll will be on the sections 11 and 12 since these are relativelylarger in exterior diameters than the core 5 so that when the sectionsare positioned on the core as shown in Fig. 1, for instance, the middleportion of the roll will not press the exposed portion of the core 5,whereby, the section 11 and core may be readily withdrawn from the roll,at least such withdrawal will not remove the inner coil through one endof the roll, since one side portion of such coil bears on the section 12and if thelatter and section 11 be pulled simultaneously neither side ofthe inner coil will project beyond either end of the roll after the tubehas been withdrawn therefrom.

In the form illustrated in Fig. 3 the solid core 13 has a tubularsection 14:, preferably of pasteboard, suitably secured thereto such asby a nail ortack 15 driven through the said section 14 and into thecore, thesection 16 being sli-dingly fitted on that end of the core 13opposite to the end provided with the section 14, the section 16 nicelyfitting on to the core 13 so as to be frictionally held when adjustedthereon. What has been said of the merits of the structure illustratedin Fig. 1, may also .be takento apply to thatv shown in Fig. 3 and alsoin Fig. 4, wherein it will be seen that the hollow cylindrical core 17is preferably, though not necessarily,

of pasteboard and has slidingly fitted 011 either end thereof,telescoping sections 18 and 19 which are frictionally held in ad justedpositions on the core 17.

I11 reference to the foregoing structures, it may be further stated thatthe length of the tube may be varied to suit the different widths ofcloth whiohwillbe found very advantageous either when cloth is to-bewound on the tube for the purposes of display, orz-when a quantity ofcloth is wound on the tube and'the whole to be sent to the customer.Heretofore-it has:- been necessary to provide tubes of=difierentlengthsto conform to the standardwidths of cloth and the expense of providingthese various tubes and moreover-the time wasted in selecting a tube ofproper length commercially detracted-from these devices to no smallextent.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a formof finger hold to be connected to either orboth of the extensionsillustrated in F igs.- l, 3, and 4,- thisfinger-hold being herein shown to com-- prise a disk20 suitably securedto the inner surface of the section and having a centrally disposedflexible loop-22 to receive one of the digits of the operator in-theoperation of withdrawing the tube as previously described. Themodifiedformof finger-holdshown in Fig. 6- comprises a disk 23'having acentral opening 24, for one finger of the operator when withdrawing thetube. In the modified form of-finger-hold shown in Fig. 7, a cross bar24 extends transversely of the section and has a bowed middleportionportion vof the tube whilein Fig. 11 a la-t eral opening of asize sufficient to receive a finger, is formed in the wall of thetubeandadjacent to one end thereof.

In Fig; 8 I have shown a convenient means for securing 'a'remnant-orother'rol1' of-cloth, this securing means-being; preferably adaptedwhen-the roll is made up-,for

shipping to the customer orit may-be .used: when theroll is made up fordisplay =purposes. A flexible element such as a:cord 26;

is directed over the inner face ofi'a tag.;27'

which is "herein shown ashavingffmarked panels thereon for thenumber ofyards in amen, the :price -per yard 'and.-the-.tota1=.. or; price notthe a roll? The" .:cordisidiilectedr.

through openings 28 adjacent to the opposite ends of the tag. Ifdesired, a pair of these devices may be employed and arranged adjacentto the opposite ends of the roll and secured by extending the flexibleelement 26 around the roll and tying the ends thereof asshown at 29, inwhich event it will be seen that when a remnant is thus made up andpurchased as it stands the purchaser, upon delivery of the same will seethat the remnant has been delivered just as it appeared when purchased.It will be further observed that with this construction the tag issecurely held and will. notbecome readily detached when the roll towhich it is secured, forms one-of a quantity of otherrollsarrangedpromiscuously on'a bargain counter.

In Fig. 9 I have shown another means for securing a roll againstunwinding, .this. means comprising-a resilient band 30 havinga headedstud 31 adjacent to oneend thereof which is received by a longitudinalslot 32 formed adjacent to the opposite .end' of the band, one side ofthe saidslot having a series of key-hole slots 33 which receive'theshankof the stud 31 after 'the band'has been contracted around one endportion of the roll and the ends thereof moved laterally andrelatively'to each other; A collar 34 slides on the end portion of: theband which carries the stud 31 and embracesthe extending end portion ofthe slottedend of the band when the ends thereof-are-interlocked aspreviously described.

Although- Ihave shown and described a preferred and severalmodifiedlforms of my device it is to be understood that-I am not;

to-be limitedto the specific description here. in given nortothe-particular arrangement of the parts :as illustrated, since 'variouschanges will be made in the scope of the appended claims,withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing: any of the advan-.tages 0f the. invention.

What I claim as new isz 1. A remnant tube comprising a core-haw ing alongitudinally extending: slotformed therein adjacent to oneend'thereof, atubu lar extension slidably mounted upon oneend of thecore and removable therefrom, a secondtubular-extension slidably fittedupon the opposite end of the core, and a combinedstop and guide carriedby-said-lastnamed extension and disposed withinthe slot in said corewhereby-the sliding move-: ment of said extension is limited "and.theextension. guided in its: path of movement; I

2. A remnant tube=comprisi-ng a core hav ing. a longitudinallyextendingslot" formed therein adjacent to one end thereof, a tubu lar extensiondisposed upon. one: endof the core,- a second tubular extension slidably1 disposed ilponithe.roppositezsendaof thee-colic, at

combined stop and guide carried by said In testimony whereof I aflixvmysignature lasti-nalmed extefisioli1 and disposed within in presence oftwo Witnesses.

sai s 01; to i e t e res ective extension in its path 0 movement ar idlimit the slid- WILLIAM POWELL ing movement thereof and provided with anWitnesses:

angular body portion having prongs em- THOMAS G. GRADY, Jr.,

bedded in the respective extension. F. REGESTER MEGINNISS.

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